K. An, A. Stoica, T. Huegle, Jiao Y. Y. Lin, V. Graves
{"title":"MENUS-Materials engineering by neutron scattering.","authors":"K. An, A. Stoica, T. Huegle, Jiao Y. Y. Lin, V. Graves","doi":"10.1063/5.0089783","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0089783","url":null,"abstract":"Materials engineering by neutron scattering (MENUS) at the second target station will be a transformational high-flux, versatile, multiscale materials engineering diffraction beamline with unprecedented new capabilities for the study of complex materials and structures. It will support both fundamental and applied materials research in a broad range of fields. MENUS will combine unprecedented long-wavelength neutron flux and unique detector coverage to enable real-time studies of complex structural and functional materials under external stimuli. The incorporated small angle neutron scattering and transmission/imaging capabilities will extend its sensitivity to larger length scales and higher spatial resolution. Multimodal MENUS will provide crystallographic and microstructure data to the materials science and engineering community to understand lattice strain/phase transition/microstructure/texture evolution in three orthogonal directions in complex material systems under combined extreme applied conditions. The capabilities of MENUS will open new scientific opportunities and meet the research needs for science challenges to enable studies of a range of phenomena and answer the key questions in material design/exploration, advanced material processing, transformative manufacturing, and material operations of national impacts in our daily life.","PeriodicalId":54761,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Optical Society of America and Review of Scientific Instruments","volume":"46 1","pages":"053911"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79672939","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
K. Takubo, S. Banu, Sichen Jin, Misaki Kaneko, Wataru Yajima, M. Kuwahara, Yasuhiko Hayashi, T. Ishikawa, Y. Okimoto, M. Hada, S. Koshihara
{"title":"Generation of sub-100 fs electron pulses for time-resolved electron diffraction using a direct synchronization method.","authors":"K. Takubo, S. Banu, Sichen Jin, Misaki Kaneko, Wataru Yajima, M. Kuwahara, Yasuhiko Hayashi, T. Ishikawa, Y. Okimoto, M. Hada, S. Koshihara","doi":"10.1063/5.0086008","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0086008","url":null,"abstract":"To investigate photoinduced phenomena in various materials and molecules, ultrashort pulsed x-ray and electron sources with high brightness and high repetition rates are required. The x-ray and electron's typical and de Broglie wavelengths are shorter than lattice constants of materials and molecules. Therefore, photoinduced structural dynamics on the femtosecond to picosecond timescales can be directly observed in a diffraction manner by using these pulses. This research created a tabletop ultrashort pulsed electron diffraction setup that used a femtosecond laser and electron pulse compression cavity that was directly synchronized to the microwave master oscillator (∼3 GHz). A compressed electron pulse with a 1 kHz repetition rate contained 228 000 electrons. The electron pulse duration was estimated to be less than 100 fs at the sample position by using photoinduced immediate lattice changes in an ultrathin silicon film (50 nm). The newly developed time-resolved electron diffraction setup has a pulse duration that is comparable to femtosecond laser pulse widths (35-100 fs). The pulse duration, in particular, fits within the timescale of photoinduced phenomena in quantum materials. Our developed ultrafast time-resolved electron diffraction setup with a sub-100 fs temporal resolution would be a powerful tool in material science with a combination of optical pump-probe, time-resolved photoemission spectroscopic, and pulsed x-ray measurements.","PeriodicalId":54761,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Optical Society of America and Review of Scientific Instruments","volume":"62 1","pages":"053005"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83935444","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Dynamic mass isolation method utilized in self-moving precision positioning stage for improved speed performance.","authors":"Xinxin Liao, Qingbo He, Zhihua Feng","doi":"10.1063/5.0079742","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0079742","url":null,"abstract":"The method of dynamic mass isolation is utilized in a self-moving precision positioning stage actuated by a piezostack to increase its moving speed. Two prototypes, namely, the referenced stage and the modified stage, have been fabricated. The only difference between the two stages is the flexure hinge manufactured in the modified stage to achieve an efficient dynamic mass isolation method. The step response has been investigated. The modified stage with dynamic mass isolation presents the average displacement of 6.6 µm with the applied step voltage being 55 V. By contrast, the referenced stage without dynamic mass isolation presents the average displacement of 1.6 µm. As a type of quasi-static piezoactuator/motors, the modified stage moves approximately four times faster than the referenced stage under the same driving frequency. By utilizing the dynamic mass isolation method, the modified stage still features the advantages of the referenced stage, such as cost-effective controllers, heavy-load capability, and motion of nanoscale. The concept and technique presented in this study can be applied to precision positioning stages for improved speed performance.","PeriodicalId":54761,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Optical Society of America and Review of Scientific Instruments","volume":"33 1","pages":"055004"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73268929","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Qi Yuan, Zichen Deng, W. Ding, Yanan Wang, Jiawei Wu
{"title":"New advances in solid-state pulse generator based on magnetic switches.","authors":"Qi Yuan, Zichen Deng, W. Ding, Yanan Wang, Jiawei Wu","doi":"10.1063/5.0079583","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0079583","url":null,"abstract":"Pulsed power technology is gradually forming a development trend of civil-military integration, which puts forward more requirements for pulsed power generators. This paper takes magnetic switches (MSs) as the starting point and reviews recent advancements in pulse generators based on MSs. First, the working mechanism of the MS \"rapid inductance drop after magnetic core saturation\" is analyzed. Second, the basic uses of MSs are introduced with specific examples, namely, magnetic compression unit, saturated pulse transformer, and magnetic delay switches. Then, the typical topologies of pulse generators based on MSs are discussed, including transmission line, Marx, Fitch, linear transformer driver, and semiconductor opening switch pumping circuits. These circuits' technical characteristics and parameter levels are highlighted. Finally, the existing problems and future development trends of MS-based solid-state pulse generators are discussed.","PeriodicalId":54761,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Optical Society of America and Review of Scientific Instruments","volume":"210 1","pages":"051501"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76598610","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yu Zheng, Shijiang Zhang, Chen Fei, Yuanhong Ren, Yingjie Liu
{"title":"A method to improve multi-node power transmission efficiency of inductively coupled mooring cable.","authors":"Yu Zheng, Shijiang Zhang, Chen Fei, Yuanhong Ren, Yingjie Liu","doi":"10.1063/5.0085211","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0085211","url":null,"abstract":"The inductively coupled mooring cable is an important tool for monitoring the ocean hydrological data. The mooring cable is an open-loop structure that uses a section of seawater as the transmission medium. The power transmission efficiency of this structure is very low due to the large power loss of the seawater medium, and it is rarely studied. In this paper, a contactless power transmission circuit with seawater loss is analyzed, and the theoretical model of multi-node power transmission of the inductively coupled mooring system is established. In this model, the improvement of the output power and transmission efficiency is only related to the frequency selection and the properties of the magnetic core itself, such as the magnetic core material. Moreover, the optimal scheme is selected according to the output power requirements. The experimental results show that when the input current (Irms) is 2 A, the output power of a single node is 12 W, the total output power is 120 W, and the total transmission efficiency reaches 50%.","PeriodicalId":54761,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Optical Society of America and Review of Scientific Instruments","volume":"46 1","pages":"054705"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83738086","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zechao Yang, L. Gura, F. Kalaß, P. Marschalik, M. Brinker, W. Kirstaedter, Jens Hartmann, G. Thielsch, H. Junkes, M. Heyde, H. Freund
{"title":"A high-speed variable-temperature ultrahigh vacuum scanning tunneling microscope with spiral scan capabilities.","authors":"Zechao Yang, L. Gura, F. Kalaß, P. Marschalik, M. Brinker, W. Kirstaedter, Jens Hartmann, G. Thielsch, H. Junkes, M. Heyde, H. Freund","doi":"10.1063/5.0079868","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0079868","url":null,"abstract":"We present the design and development of a variable-temperature high-speed scanning tunneling microscope (STM). The setup consists of a two-chamber ultra-high vacuum system, including a preparation and a main chamber. The preparation chamber is equipped with standard preparation tools for sample cleaning and film growth. The main chamber hosts the STM that is located within a continuous flow cryostat for counter-cooling during high-temperature measurements. The microscope body is compact, rigid, and highly symmetric to ensure vibrational stability and low thermal drift. We designed a hybrid scanner made of two independent tube piezos for slow and fast scanning, respectively. A commercial STM controller is used for slow scanning, while a high-speed Versa Module Eurocard bus system controls fast scanning. Here, we implement non-conventional spiral geometries for high-speed scanning, which consist of smooth sine and cosine signals created by an arbitrary waveform generator. The tip scans in a quasi-constant height mode, where the logarithm of the tunneling current signal can be regarded as roughly proportional to the surface topography. Scan control and data acquisition have been programmed in the experimental physics and industrial control system framework. With the spiral scans, we atomically resolved diffusion processes of oxygen atoms on the Ru(0001) surface and achieved a time resolution of 8.3 ms per frame at different temperatures. Variable-temperature measurements reveal an influence of the temperature on the oxygen diffusion rate.","PeriodicalId":54761,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Optical Society of America and Review of Scientific Instruments","volume":"10 1","pages":"053704"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75184508","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Realization of parallel experiments in a diamond anvil cell and their application to water-mineral interactions at high-pressure and high-temperature conditions.","authors":"Runze Jiang, Chun-Kai Lan, Jinxue Du, Renbiao Tao","doi":"10.1063/5.0075021","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0075021","url":null,"abstract":"Parallel experiments are normally used to compare different chemical systems and conditions simultaneously. In the field of high-pressure experimental science, parallel experiments are hard to realize due to very limited reaction chamber size for the generation of high-pressure conditions, especially in diamond anvil cells (DACs). Multiple holes, instead of a single hole, can be drilled into a gasket (i.e., multihole gasket technique) to realize parallel experiments in a DAC. In this study, we conducted a series of systematic calibration experiments on multihole gasket techniques using statistical methods. Multiple (two or three or four) holes 100 µm in diameter were symmetrically drilled into a gasket by a laser drilling instrument with the help of a coded Python program. The pressure deviations among different holes in a gasket at average pressures below 10 GPa are constrained to less than 0.2 GPa in all calibration experiments at room temperature. We further checked the influences of the gasket material, hole number, pre-indented gasket thickness, and temperature on the pressure deviations among different holes in a gasket. Finally, we applied the multihole gasket technique in a DAC experiment and compared the solubility of calcite in different chemical environments at the same pressure and temperature conditions. The experimental results showed that the multihole gasket technique could be widely applied to study water-mineral interactions at high-P (<10 GPa) and high-T (<700 °C) conditions because multiple parallel experiments can be efficiently realized simultaneously.","PeriodicalId":54761,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Optical Society of America and Review of Scientific Instruments","volume":"62 1","pages":"053905"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72899701","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A cryo-bulge apparatus for in situ weather balloon crystallization capturing during blowing by synchrotron radiation x-ray scattering.","authors":"Pinzhang Chen, Zhijie Xia, Yongyue Luo, Wei Chen","doi":"10.1063/5.0071132","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0071132","url":null,"abstract":"A cryo-bulge apparatus, which can be directly installed in the synchrotron radiation x-ray scattering beamline, is designed and manufactured. Using the cryo-bulge apparatus, the crystallization of natural rubber during blowing can be captured in situ. For mechanical measurements, the rubber film is tightly clamped at the periphery of a circular window. A low temperature measurement is achieved by the presence of a large iron block, which ensures low temperature variation (<±2 °C in 1 h) during x-ray data acquisition. Since the incident x-ray beam passes through the top-most position of the rubber film, the information obtained by the current equipment is essentially under an equibiaxial deformation mode. Owing to precisely controlled internal pressure and temperature, the crystallization of rubber can be observed in situ by wide-angle x-ray scattering. The onset of crystallization is observed at a temperature T < 0 °C with an internal pressure P > 21 kPa. This suggests that the crystallization of rubber during blowing can occur under the equibiaxial deformation condition at low temperatures. The power scaling law is found to be 0.52%/kPa. The cryo-bulge apparatus is capable of clarifying the microstructural evolution of rubber during multi-dimensional deformation, which can provide guidance for the optimization of a weather balloon.","PeriodicalId":54761,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Optical Society of America and Review of Scientific Instruments","volume":"6 1","pages":"053901"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82045413","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effective magnetic path length in Epstein frame test of electrical steels.","authors":"Du-Xing Chen, Yong-Hong Zhu","doi":"10.1063/5.0084859","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0084859","url":null,"abstract":"The effective magnetic path length lm for a 25 cm Epstein frame test is studied on the basis of a relevant demagnetizing model and determined by a comparative measurement of dc and ac hysteresis loops at each value of peak flux density Bp, with the field recorded by H-coils placed above the mid-section of the limbs or calculated from the magnetizing current. The obtained Bp and frequency dependences of lm for testing core loss Ps and peak field Hp of an electrical steel are explained in terms of differential susceptibility along the measured loops and demagnetizing and eddy-current effects on local magnetization processes.","PeriodicalId":54761,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Optical Society of America and Review of Scientific Instruments","volume":"37 1","pages":"055105"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85266391","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Gas chromatograph calibration of gas mixtures using a versatile precision volumetric apparatus.","authors":"J. Raal, W. M. Nelson","doi":"10.1063/5.0083028","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0083028","url":null,"abstract":"A compact, volumetric apparatus was developed for accurate automated preparation of standard gas and gas-liquid mixtures for gas chromatograph detector calibration, with accuracies comparable to those from gravimetric or Coriolis flow methods. The method developed by the principal author is not an adaptation or extension of any other apparatus or technology, and measurements involve only stepper motor steps, temperature, and pressure ratios. Mixture preparation is accomplished via the displacement of gas between chambers in a highly uniform cylinder, separated by a movable piston. Piston movement, with piston end rods of exactly equal diameter, ensures that there is no change in interior volume, and the volume of gas displaced from the bottom into the top compartment is exactly proportional to the piston travel measured to within 10 μm. The apparatus, operation, and previously unpublished measurements on common refinery gas mixtures over large concentration ranges are described in detail. These confirmed the accuracy and versatility of the apparatus and also the principle of no pressure change during mixture preparation, from sensitive pressure measurements. Conservative expanded uncertainties in prepared mixture mole fraction ranged from 0.001 to 0.002 over extended composition ranges. Absolute average deviations for the detector response factor for the mixtures ranged from 0.001 to 0.002. An exact new mathematical solution procedure permits the use of impure \"pure\" gases without loss of accuracy and can be applied to other procedures for standard gas mixture preparation. An exact expression is listed for determining \"pure\" gas purity.","PeriodicalId":54761,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Optical Society of America and Review of Scientific Instruments","volume":"72 1","pages":"054108"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84135418","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}